All posts by Brent Harder

Just when it looked like Beast had put the nail in the coffin on locking up a Spreadsheet Fantasy Championship with Jordan Spieth’s Masters win, he put some salt in the wound by scoring another huge week at the RBC Heritage. Jim Furyk’s second straight playoff birdie locked up his first win in five years, and his reaction will undoubtedly be one of the memorable moments from this season. It’s been a fairy tale first 14 weeks of the season for Long John, which is the inspiration for our Fairy Tale wrap up.

Beast’s quick start has him looking down on everyone, just like the Sheriff of Nottingham

A Sunday best 63 by Jim Furyk propelled him to a victory in South Carolina, and helped Beast pick up 150 points. Beast has been stealing points away from the poor, and giving them to the rich, much like the Sheriff of Nottingham – Robin Hood’s main adversary. Defending champion Matt Kuchar scored a top 5, and Jordan Spieth managed a top 15 despite a whirlwind week following his record setting Masters triumph. Unless one of the six other teams can come forward and act like Robin Hood – or at the very least Little John – it looks like Beast will continue to rack up the points and build on his massive 575 point lead.

A top 5 finish from Brendan Todd was the catalyst for Daniel, who picked up a respectable 55 points this week. For Todd, it was his best finish of the season. A pair of top 25’s from grinders Russell Knox and Jason Kokrak rounded out his scoring. Daniel is hoping to have a Cinderella type season, as he started out rather poor, but three straight solid weeks have him knocking on the door for second place. And if it really is a Cinderella season, he could be wearing the glass slipper after the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Speaking of second place, that’s where we find Bryce. Double B is clinging to the second spot by a meager 15 points, but did have a solid week at the Heritage. Four players on his roster hit the score sheet, with Morgan Hoffman registering a top ten to lead the way. Bryce has a great season – including four wins in the first 8 weeks – but unfortunately, it has been overshadowed by the play of Beast. It’s kind of like ‘Bashful’ the dwarf. He’s just as important as the other six dwarfs, but he’s the one everyone forgets.

James had it all, but this year he’s been left in the swamp, just like Lord Farquaad

Newcomer Louis Oosthuizen provided James with a breath of fresh air, as the newly acquired South African scored a top ten. Five point weeks from Graeme McDowell and Jason Dufner boosted the weekly total to 35. After being at the top of the podium for the fourth time in five seasons last year, James has taken a steep fall in 2015, much like Lord Farquaad, who had everything he needed to become King, but ended up in the swamp with Shrek. James has a roster everyone would love to have, but they haven’t performed. As a result, he may be stuck in the swamp all season.

The team at the bottom of the standings had the fifth best total of the week, as Lawrence put up a thirty burger, thanks to a top ten from Sean O’Hair. It looks like Lawrence may have taken the approach of Aladdin in this golf season. Rubbing a magic lamp and hoping a genie comes out. Unfortunately, there has been no genie. With just 9 top tens and no wins, it’s been tough year. P.S. It’s time to drop Miguel.

Jarret has a solid first year in Spreadsheet Fantasy, despite getting very little help from two of his keepers, Billy Horschel and Hunter Mahan. This week wasn’t one he will be bragging about however, putting up just 10 points. Perhaps it was fitting, though, given his hatred of the word ‘heritage’. As for his fairy tale? Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. There’s never any pressure on a first year team, and Jarret knows whatever he does this year will be a deemed a success. As a result, he’s driving fancy sports cars and going in parades, just like Ferris.

Brent put up the dreaded bagel this week, as all six of players couldn’t get a point. As tempting as it was to declare Brent ‘Prince Charming’, instead we will go with the first two little pigs. They think they have a solid house, only to get it blown down. Brent often he has a solid line up playing, but usually, they just plain blow.

Jimmy Walker’s win helped lift Jarret into third place in the Spreadsheet Fantasy standings

It would be hard to find a golfer who has performed more consistently over the last 18 months than Jimmy Walker, and Walker’s fine form was on full display this weekend at the Valero Texas Open, as he cruised to a four shot victory. It’s the fifth win for the Texan in the last year and a half, as he works to get his name mentioned among the game’s elite. Meanwhile, Walker’s owner Jarret is doing his best to be mentioned among the elite fantasy players, and he’s making a good start, having now won back to back tournaments.

Brad Jacobs didn’t win the Brier, but his look-a-like Jarret did manage to win the Valero Texas Open

Everything really is bigger in Texas, as was illustrated by Jarret’s monster week of 185 points, the largest total he’s ever recorded in his 11-week career. The league’s Brad Jacobs doppelganger has now vaulted into third place, and has Beast and Bryce checking their rear view mirror. Aside from Walker’s 100 points, Jarret also got big contributions from reigning FedEx Cup champion Billy Horschel who scored 40, and Chesson Hadley, who tallied 35 – the best output of the season from both players. Freddie Jacobson and last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Matt Every each chipped in with a top 50. If Jarret’s big dogs can put up numbers like this in the big tournaments, he definitely has to be considered a threat for the league title.

The league’s leader picked up the second biggest total of the week. Beast used a second place finish from the always dependable Jordan Spieth to score 70 points. Spieth is averaging more than 36 points per start, and that’s one of the main reasons why Beast is off to such a hot start. Also hitting score sheet for Long John were Matt Kuchar with 15 and Harris English with 5. He also left a total of 10 points on his bench. With Spieth hitting the ball so well, Beast’s team looks to be a force to be reckoned with for years to come.

Dustin Johnson made Wayne Gretzky happy by giving him a grandkid, and he’s also making Bryce happy by lighting it up on the golf course

Bryce was able to keep pace – for the most part – with Beast this week, snapping up a pair of top tens to put up a fifty burger. After making the cut on the number, Dustin Johnson shot matching 68’s on the weekend to vault up the leaderboard and finish in sixth. Johnson has the most points in the league at 270 this year, and whatever was ailing him to make him take a break from the game last season seems to be a distant memory. Also cracking 25 points was Brendan Steele. Steele has been one Double B’s most consistent players this year, hitting the score board in every start.

It was a comme ci comme ca week for Daniel, as he fell off the podium. Chris Kirk finally showed why he was worthy of being drafted in the first round by securing his first top ten of the season. Jason Kokrak picked up a top 15 for the third straight week, although it could have been more has be faded down the stretch. Daniel’s ‘grinders’ having been doing their part, but with his keepers having played in only 10 tournaments combined, it’s been tough for him to make up much ground.

Brent fell to fifth this week after putting up fourty points. Ryan Palmer shot a 68 on Sunday to move into the top ten, but the bigger story may Zach Johnson, who fell like a ton of bricks in the final round and has, for the most part, been a disappointment this year. Johnson is averaging a measly 10 points per start this season, well below what this team needs to contend. Newly acquired Scot Martin Laird rounded out the scoring, finishing in 50th.

Maybe the most intriguing race this year comes at the bottom standings, where James and Lawrence are having at it in Basement Bowl I. Each team could only muster ten points this week, meaning James remains 5 points ahead of Lawrence. Unless Rory McIlroy and Miguel Angel Jimenez can find their game of yester year, these squads will be looking ahead to 2016.

Brooks Koepka was all smiles after winning the Waste Management Phoenix Open

While nearly all eyes in the sporting world were transfixed on University of Phoenix Stadium for Super Bowl XLIX, a half hour away from Pete Carroll and Tom Brady there was another showdown going on, that also came right down to the wire. Brooks Koepka made a late day charge to edge three players by one stroke and claim his first career victory, to help Bryce eclipse his entire win total from last year in just three weeks. Here’s a look at how the week broke down.

Richard Sherman was shocked when he heard Bryce had won back-to-back tournaments

For a second week in a row, Bryce claimed the high score of the week, and has now moved into first place in the overall standings. Not only did Koepka pick up the victory, but former fantasy all-star Brandt Snedeker also manufactured a top ten and 25 points. Last week’s runner-up Brendan Steele helped out with a top 50, bringing Double B’s weekly total to 130. Saskatchewanian Graham DeLaet also scored a top ten, but was unfortunately left on the bench. Humana Challenge champion Bill Haas had a brutal weekend and finished out of the points, as did Tiger Woods, whose Friday morning 82 was his worst professional round ever. Still, if Bryce’s so-called ‘grinders’ can keep up the good play, an ailing Tiger might not entirely crush his chances.

Brent moved up two spots to third in the overall race putting up a strong week of 95 points, headlined by the play of Ryan Palmer. Palmer had a number of birdie putts lip out down the stretch, leaving him one shot behind Koepka in second. Brent, the 2013 SSF champion, also got a top ten from Zach Johnson, Johnson’s first points in three starts this season. Rory Sabbitini, Kevin Chappell, and Patrick Reed combined to add 20 points to the team’s total this week.

Bubba Watson’s first start of the year certainly didn’t disappoint Daniel, as the two-time Masters champ shot a blistering 65 Sunday afternoon and score 50 points. Throw in another 15 from Russell Knox and 5 from Jason Kokrak and Daniel picked up 70 points, his best week of 2015. Daniel currently sits tied for fourth, but with keepers Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia having yet to set foot on North American soil, this second year team is in a good position to make a charge.

Phil Mickelson did very little to help James team this week

The next stop on our tour brings us to James, who scored 55, thanks to a second place finish by Hideki Matsuyama. It wasn’t all good news for the defending champ, however, as two of his big guns – Phil the Thrill and Flatbill Fowler – combined to score a poultry five points. With his team firmly positioned in sixth spot, James took to the waiver wire and acquired early season sensation Robert Streb, dropping Tony Finau. James needs to keep pace with the leaders until Rory McIlroy returns to North America in a few weeks.

The league’s newest member picked up 45 points, thanks to in large part to Freddie Jacobson who’s final round 64 earned him a top ten. It was Jarret’s first top ten since Jimmy Walker won in Hawaii in the opening week. Everyone’s favorite groundskeeper will need a bigger output from two of his keepers if he wants to be successful, as Billy Horschel and Hunter Mahan combined for only 10 points this week. Ryan Moore had a promising first three rounds, but fell back Sunday, securing only a top 25.

The Beast fell from his perch atop the standings this week, as he could only muster 35 points. Young sensation Jordan Spieth notched a top ten in his first start of the 2015 season, which Beast will very pleased about for sure. The normally reliable Matt Kuchar could only score a top 50 in Arizona, after T-3 and T-2 finishes in Hawaii and California to open the season. Harris English also scored five, while The Beast left the world’s biggest horse racing fan – Angel Cabrera – on his bench. The Argentine finished in the top 15.

Finally, we come to Lawrence. It’s been another rough start to the season him, and this week was no different, scoring just 15 points. Through three weeks, Lawrence has yet to register a single top ten, and is quickly falling out of the running. The way it looks now, not even Magic Miguel Jiminez can save this team.
The season’s first tier 2 tournament of the season comes up this weekend, in the Farmers Insurance Open. Enjoy.

Two months after dumping Caroline Wozniacki, Rory McIlroy had plenty to kiss after winning the Claret Jug

For the second major in a row, there was very little doubt on Sunday of who would come out victorious. After Martin Kaymer cruised to an 8-shot victory and Pinehurst a month ago, Rory McIlroy picked up a wire to wire win at Royal Liverpool to crowned the Champion Golfer of the Year. McIlroy only shot a one-under 71 on Sunday, but after opening the weekend with matching 66’s he was able to withstand formidable charges from Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia to win his third major in the last 14 grand slam events. McIlroy’s win also made for some changes in the standings, but only at the bottom. Let’s take a look at the week that was.

McIlroy’s win lifted James to his Spreadsheet Fantasy leading sixth major championship in league history. The second most is major wins by an owner is two (Lawrence, and the now extinct Dave). But this week James set another grand slam mark for the league, becoming the first player to own the first AND second place finisher in a major. McIlroy’s play has already been documented, but Rickie Fowler continued his breakout year, and if not for a tough end to his round Saturday, it very well could have been the Orange Crush who came out on top. Fowler has now finished in the top 5 at all three majors, and his 385 points on the season will likely give James no choice but to keep him – although he’s probably not upset about that. James also got nice garbage point contributions from Phil Mickelson (top 25), Henrik Stenson and King Louis Oosthuizen (top 50’s) to help him pick up the highest one week total in the league this year.

Marc Leishman was all smiles after a final round 65 put him into the top 5

Brent’s team has had a tough time making up ground on the big boys this year, but he was able to make inroads on the top two spots this week thanks to a great Sunday. Marc Leishman, Adam Scott, and Charl Schwartzel shot 65, 66, and 67 respectively to all move into the top 10, with the two Aussies carding top 5’s. Zach Johnson followed up last weekend’s runner up finish at the John Deere Classic with a top 50 performance. The 195 Brent scored still leave him about 250 back of first, but this weekend showed he has the depth to make a charge. He will need to start pickup wins though, to have a hope.

Beast’s team just keeps on churning up big weeks, and it seems to be a different person every week. Matt Kuchar has been a picture of consistency – again- this year, and who could have predicted Angel Cabrera winning the Greenbrier on the Fourth of July weekend. This time around, it was the wily veteran Jim Furyk who came through for Long John, carding a 66 Sunday to finish in a tie for fourth and score 65 points. The big surprise – and there have been lots of pleasant ones for this team in 2014 – was previous castaway Victor Dubuisson who made Beast very proud by carding a top ten, after a mulligan was placed on him following Friday’s play. Angel Cabrera had a good weekend to score 25 points giving beast a nice 140-burger.

Doerksen is proving to be like that pesky zit that Beast had while he was going after his bride to be. Just when Beast thought he had it under control, it would come back with a vengeance. Beast scored a big 140, but Daniel was right there with 135, meaning Doersken is still just 35 points behind. Sergio Garcia continued his consistent season with a nice second place finish. After that it was a pretty disappointing week with only Hideki Matsuyama and Justin Rose hitting the scoresheet, as the rookie manager benched 35 big ones from Ryan Moore. But when all is said and done, Doerksen is right where he wants to be with 8 weeks to go, right in Beast’s blind spot in the rear view mirror. He better be careful though, because we all know Beast eventually conquered that nasty zit to get the girl of his dreams. He wants to do the same with this League.

It’s time for Lawrence to part ways with The Mechanic

There was a big drop off from fourth to fifth in weekly points, as we go to the bottom of the aggregate standings to find Lawrence who finished with 75. A back four hole charge by Graeme McDowell lifted him to a back door top ten, while Keegan Bradley managed to score 25 points. After that it was a tough week, with zeroes coming from Kaymer, Dufner, and Jimenez. As much as Lawrence may not want to hear it, it’s time to give up on the Miguel train. As amicable of a player he may be, only recording points in three starts is not getting it done, especially for a player who was kept. If Lawrence wants to start being a factor in this league, he’s going to have to rid himself of the Spaniard.

Bryce has gone from the top of the standings in February, all the way to the second last spot, after just scoring 50 points this week. All fifty were thanks to Dustin Johnson who got a top ten. With Tiger not his game, Bryce just doesn’t have the firepower to compete right now. Bryce is now the only team without a win, and there is a very infamous stat looming. Double B has now gone 34 weeks without a win, just two shy of the all-time winless record of 36 weeks. He will need to make things happen either in Quebec or Ohio to avoid the dubious distinction of longest winless streak.

And then there was Fuchs. The little guy seems to have fallen out of favour with the league by leaving the Facebook conversation, although with the play of his team, maybe we shouldn’t blame him. Fuchs hasn’t scored more than 30 points in a week since the US Open, and has gone from contender to pretender. Only Jimmy Walker and Hunter Mahan were able to crack the top 50, dropping Andrew to fifth place in the overall standings.

One of my favourite weeks is coming up. The prestigious RBC Canadian Open.

He may not look like a winner, but that didn’t stop Patrick Reed from putting up championship numbers this week in California

The first two tournaments on the Spreadsheet Fantasy Golf schedule (Sony Open & Humana Challenge) are always looked at by the owners as more of an afterthought. That is, unless one of the owned players manages to win. Well, for the first time in Spreadsheet Fantasy history, owned players have won the first two tournaments of the year, after Patrick Reed blew away the field this weekend in California. This was a runaway, as Reed set a PGA Tour record by going -27 in relation to par through the first three rounds of a tournament. After posting consecutive 63s Thursday through Saturday, a pedestrian 71 on Sunday was enough for Reed to claim the victory. More importantly, here’s how the fantasy points broke down this week.

Last year’s champion is picking up right where he left off. Patrick Reed’s victory means Brent has now won three of the last 6 tournaments dating back to last year. A Reed victory is definitely not something Brent had banked on coming into this season, so he is looking at the three-digit score as a bit of a post-Christmas bonus. Not only did he reap the rewards of Reeds work, but a 10-under 62 by Zach Johnson on Sunday lifted the Wisconsin native into a tie for third, and his second straight top ten. Let’s not forget, Zach finished last season by posting top tens in 7 of his last 8 starts. Elsewhere on Brent’s roster this week was a 5 point showing from Bo Van Pelt, and a goose egg from Daniel Summerhayes, for a dazzling total of 145.

Fuchs has graduated to elite status (for the moment), as he is tied for first place in the standings

The man who won last week’s tournament with Jimmy Walker, Mr. Andrew Fuchs, has joined Brent atop the standings, after his second straight superb week. A birdie on 18 lifted Ryan Palmer into a solo second and 50 big points. It looks like Palmer and Reed may have been the steals of the draft, as Ryan has now picked up back to back top tens – not bad for a player drafted in the fifth round (eighth round when you include the keepers). Billy Horschel scored a top 25, while Rory Sabbatini hit the board with a 5 point week, bringing Fabulous Fuchs total to 65. The only downside was the play of Charles Howell III and Brandt Snedeker who failed to score points, but with the play of Fuchs’ grinders, he has to be pleased with his start to the season.

Bryce fell on position this week to third place, as he scored 40 points. More than half of those were courtesy of his #3 keeper Bill Haas who picked a top ten his first start of the season. Perennial grinders Harris English and Cameron Tringale each manufactured 5 points this week, as did one of Bryce’s keepers in 2012, Gary Woodland. Bryce has joined Brent & Fuchs in a dynamic trio looking to create some distance between themselves and the rest of the field early this season, and with Tiger Woods set to start his first tournament of the season Thursday at Torrey Pines, he has to like where he is positioned.

James scored his first points of 2014 this week. He was led by his first pick of this year’s draft Webb Simpson and everybody’s favourite Zimbabwean Brendon de Jonge, who each picked up 10 points. The other 5 points on James roster came from a player who he is still questioning why he drafted (for ethical and fashion reasons I think), Rickie Fowler. Like Bryce, James is looking to this weekend when one of his top players tees it up for the first time this season, in Phil Mickelson.

Lawrence was also successful in getting on the board for the first time this season, posting a 20-burger. The man who is expected to carry the load for this team, Keegan Bradley, was one of the team members who scored 10 points. With a number of International players who aren’t expected to tee it up much this year, Bradley is going to have to play lights out, as he normally plays a fairly heavy schedule. Roberto Castro also scored 10 points, while somewhat of a surprise starter, Nicolas Colsaerts, failed to register a point.

The Beast was singing the blues after learning he couldn’t pick up Patrick Reed

Beast managed to hold to fourth place in the overall standings by scoring 10 points this week, all coming on the right-handed clubs of Martin Laird. Boo Weekly withdrew from the tournament before it began. Beast’s biggest disappointment of the weekend came when he realized Patrick Reed was owned, and not able to be picked up.

Finally we come to Daniel, who is realizing Spreadsheet Fantasy is a little tougher than it looks. Mr. Doerksen became the first man in history to not register a point in his first two tournaments. Not to worry though, with strong keepers like Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood, and Justin Rose, Look for Daniel to get back in the swing of things once the points get ratcheted up in tier 3 and tier 4 tournaments.

Billy Horschel was all smiles after winning his first career PGA tournament in the Big Easy

One of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour over the last calendar year finally has his first win. Billy Horschel’s dazzling final round 64 allowed him to hold off a hot charging D.A. Points to win the Zurich Classic ofNew Orleans. Horschel has now made 23 consecutive cuts, the longest active streak on Tour. Here’s how the points shaped up as far as the league was concerned.

After going 32 weeks without a win (only four short of the league record), Brent has now has two victories in the last three weeks thanks to the Horschel triumph. Horschel has earned a top ten in his last four starts, and has been the catalyst in turning Brent’s season around. The 26-year-old Florida native is averaging more than 53 points a start in his last four appearances (all tier 1’s). Brent has owned him for the last 3. Brent moved into first place in the standings for the first time in more than three years week totalling 105, with a top 50 finish from Rickie Fowler adding to his total.

It’s hard to believe, but D.A. Points has actually been a benefit to Dave’s team this year

We go from first to worst to find the second highest finisher in this week’s rundown. Dave used a second place finish from D.A. Points to put up a very solid 80 points. Points was looking to join Tiger Woods as the only player to have multiple wins on the tour this year, but came up just one stroke short. Good ole’ D.A. has been a pleasant surprise for Dave this year, as man picked in the penultimate round has managed a solid 165 points on the year. Other point makers for Dave this week included Justin Rose with 15, the enigmatic Retief Goosen with 10, and David Toms with 5.

Lawrence scored 40 points this week, but he may be thinking more about what was left on the bench, than what was scored. Lawrence left 35 points on the bench in Harris English (25) and Ken Duke (10). But let’s look at the positives. Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts scored a top ten, while Nick Watney picked up a top 15. Keegan Bradley was among three players on the roster who put up goose eggs. After a streak of 4 straight top tens, Bradley has put up zeroes in his last two starts.

It was a bit of a disappointing top ten for Team Fuchs. Jimmy Walker held the lead by himself for a brief time after the sixth hole, before fading down the stretch, and only cracking 25 points. The rest of the Fuchs’ team couldn’t give Walker any support, so remains in fourth place in the standings, 125 out of a podium position.

Bryce saw his spot atop the standings disappear not only because of Brent’s win, but also because of a mediocre showing from his team. Speaking of mediocre, that’s been the name of Ernie Els game this season. He picked up 15 points in the Bayou bringing his season total to an underwhelming 95 points on the season. Matt Every scored a top 50 to bring Bryce’s total for the week to 20. It looks like Bryce and Brent could be in for an epic fight to the finish for first place.

Finally, it was a tough weekend over at the Hiebert house. James managed 10 points, while Beast could only put 5. Both remain in sixth and third place respectively.

Let’s rewind back to the 2013 SSF Draft. ‘You DON’T want to take Brian Gay,’ were the words spoken by the Beast when Gay’s name came up as a possible draft pick. Beast had owned Gay for parts of each of the past two seasons, and evidently, he didn’t think the Fort Worth, Texas native was worthy of being selected. But Gay proved all the nay-sayers wrong – primarily Beast – yesterday by winning the not so highly acclaimed Humana Challenge in a playoff. While it was a good week for Gay, it was one of the quietest weeks in league history as far as fantasy points go, as illustrated below.

If Charles Howell III could have made some putts down the stretch, he would have ended Brent’s 21 week winless streak

The only owned top ten in the league in week 2 went to Brent, with the newly acquired Charles Howell III. Howell shot an impressive 8-under par to get into a 3-way playoff, but even with the 50 points he put up, Brent is still feeling a little blue because of the two makeable putts Howell had to win the tournament (Brent hasn’t won a tournament in 21 weeks, the longest active streak in the league). Still there were some positives, as last year’s 6th place team didn’t manage their first top ten until week 7 last year. Also on the board were ten points from Zach Johnson, and a 5 burger from Cameron Tringale. The move from 7th to 2nd is the largest one week jump in SSF history.

Second place on the week went to the number ranked masseuse in Swan River – AN-DREW FUCHS. Fuchs posted a reputable 25 points. Brandt Snedeker began his quest to prove last season’s amazing year wasn’t just a flash in the pan, managing a top 25 and the ten points that go along with it. Jimmy Walker also posted a ten point week, while friend of the league Brendon de Jonge was fine form, posting a 5 point finish in his first start of the year.

The BIG MAN of the SSF league only managed a 15 burger in week 2 of the season

In a week filled with movement, the most stable man in the league, stayed right where he was. While others were moving up and down on the leaderboard, Beast put up 15 points, and stayed in 3rd position, but it could have been more. The BIG MAN got points from two of his three keepers, with Matt Kuchar scoring ten points – his 2nd straight double digit week – and Bo Van Pelt chipping in with 5. Long John benched a top ten in Ryan Palmer, and also left a 5-burger from Aaron Baddeley off his scorecard.

Beast wasn’t the only league member scoring 15 in week 2. Last year’s 2nd place finisher Dave also put up the old 1-5. However, even tying for the 3rd most points on the week dropped Dave into last place. First-round pick Robert Garrigus made his debut on the squad, posting ten points, while his second selection of the draft, Bud Cauley, scored 5. The key to any success for Dave’s squad this year will be the play of his keepers, who start getting back into the fold this weekend.

James stayed atop the standings, despite scoring just ten points, with Phil Mickelson and Jeff Overton each accounting for 5. Brad Gilbert bagels were put up by Seung-Yul Noh and Chris Kirk. Rounding week 2 of the season were Bryce and Lawrence who each scored 5 points, thanks to Martin Laird and Carl Petterson respectively.

Up next it’s the first tier 2 of the season. The Farmer’s Insurance Open from beautiful Torrey Pines.